Educational programmes

Published: 1/4/2019

The Croatian National Bank organises a variety of educational workshops for groups of primary school students and lectures for groups of secondary school and university students on topics within the competence of the central bank.

Do you know what the Croatian central bank does and what its role is? Learn how to save, how to use internet banking or how to open a bank account. Find out what security features protect kuna banknotes against counterfeiting.

The Croatian National Bank aims to make its lectures interesting and informative, fostering interaction between its lecturers and students. We therefore look forward to your questions, suggestions and comments.

Time: workdays (Monday to Friday) from 9.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m.Venue: offices of the Croatian National Bank at Trg hrvatskih velikana 3 in ZagrebDuration: 45 minutesGroup size: from 20 up to 50 participants or up to 25 primary school students accompanied by teachers

Interest for our lectures and workshops should be expressed at least 10 working days in advance in order for a timely booking. The earlier your submit your booking request the more likely you are to secure your preferred date and time.

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Topics​​​​​​​

Croatian National Bank's role and taskssecondary school studentsuniversity students Find out more about the role, objectives and tasks of the Croatian central bank, about price stability and the manner in which the CNB conducts its monetary policy.

CNB's monetary policy and the environment in which it operatessecondary school studentsuniversity students Find out about the main objective of the Croatian National Bank, how it is achieved and maintained. Learn about the importance of price stability and other CNB objectives.

CNB's monetary policy instruments and liquidity managementuniversity students Learn what instruments and measures the Croatian central bank uses to regulate credit activity and bank liquidity, as well the quantity of cash in circulation.

Financial stabilityuniversity students Learn why financial stability is key for sustainable economic growth and what makes up a financial system of a country; what measures are used to ensure financial stability and what is the role of the CNB in Croatia's financial stability.

Supervision of credit institutionssecondary school studentsuniversity students Learn why and how the Croatian National Bank supervises the operations of credit institutions. Find out about the special rules that all credit institutions have to comply with and learn about supervision and its main objectives.

Learn about the Croatian currencyprimary school students Learn everything about the characteristics, motives and security features of kuna banknotes and learn about the plants and animals featured on kuna and lipa coins.

Cash managementsecondary school studentsuniversity students Find out how the Croatian National Bank organises and ensures regular supply of banknotes and coins in the territory of the Republic of Croatia; learn how banknotes and coins unfit for circulation are exchanged and how copyrights pertaining to kuna and lipa banknotes and coins are protected.

Cashless payments and market trendsuniversity students Learn about cashless payments, how they are regulated, how they function and how they are supervised, as well as who are the providers of payment services.

Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financinguniversity students Find out about the measures and activities undertaken to prevent the use of illegally earned money or its use for terrorist financing. Learn why money laundering and terrorist financing are damaging to the economy and society as a whole.

Security of internet and mobile payments​​​​​​​ university students Learn more about the abuse connected to internet and mobile banking and about the ways users can protect themselves.

Adoption of the Euro in Croatia – strategy, costs and benefitssecondary school studentsuniversity students What does the adoption of the euro mean for Croatian citizens? Learn about the benefits of euro adoption and the size and nature of expected costs.

Consumer protection – institutions and consumerssecondary school studentsuniversity students Find out about the steps taken by the Croatian National Bank to protect consumers, learn now consumer protection is regulated when it comes to the users of banking and financial services in the Republic of Croatia and what information the central bank provides aiming to better inform the public.

Development of money and banking basicsprimary school students What is money and how did it come about? What is the role of the central bank and other banks? Why is it good to save? How does electronic banking work? Find out the answers to these and other questions on money and banking.

Basic information about banking products and servicessecondary school students Find out who controls the financial market in Croatia; learn what every consumer should know before opening a payment account, a savings account or taking out a loan. You will also receive a reminder of security recommendations regarding internet payments and the use of internet or mobile banking.

Managing personal financessecondary school studentsuniversity students You will learn why it is important to manage personal finances and how to make a personal budget plan, how internet and mobile banking may help and where to get the necessary information to be able to reach good financial decisions.